incandescence

[ in-kuhn-des-uhns ]

/ ˌɪn kənˈdɛs əns /

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noun

the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature.Compare luminescence.

the light produced by such an emission.

the quality of being incandescent.

Origin of incandescence

First recorded in 1650–60; incandesc(ent) + -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM incandescence

non·in·can·des·cence, noun

Words nearby incandescence

in cahoots, incalculable, incalescent, in camera, incandesce, incandescence, incandescent, incandescent lamp, incantation, incantatory, incapable

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Example sentences from the Web for incandescence

They fly closer to the sun than the rest of us, and there is an incandescence about them.
‘Homeland’ and ‘Shameless’: Television Tackles Bipolar Disorder With Realism|Jace Lacob|April 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By means of electrical current the wire filament is heated to incandescence.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
Certainly not from the oxygen, which had been prepared from a chemical compound at the temperature of incandescence.
Louis Pasteur|Ren Vallery-Radot
It combines with all the common elements save oxygen, very often with incandescence and the liberation of much heat.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

In a few minutes we were hanging at two thousand feet over an oblong block of incandescence in the centre of the little town.
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling
In this lamp the current is sent through a carbon filament, which is heated to incandescence.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for incandescence

incandescence

incandescency

/ (ˌɪnkænˈdɛsəns) /

noun

the emission of light by a body as a consequence of raising its temperatureCompare luminescence

the light produced by raising the temperature of a body

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Scientific definitions for incandescence

incandescence

[ ĭn′kən-dĕs′əns ]

The emission of visible light from a substance or object as a result of heating it to a high temperature. The color of the light emitted from solids and liquids is a function of their chemical structure and their temperature; the higher the temperature, the more intense and even the distribution of frequencies is (that is, higher temperatures create brighter and whiter light than lower temperatures). Compare fluorescence. See also blackbody radiation.

单词	incandescence
释义	incandescence [ in-kuhn-des-uhns ] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incandescence ON THESAURUS.COM noun the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature.Compare luminescence. the light produced by such an emission. the quality of being incandescent. Origin of incandescence First recorded in 1650–60; incandesc(ent) + -ence OTHER WORDS FROM incandescence non·in·can·des·cence, noun Words nearby incandescence in cahoots, incalculable, incalescent, in camera, incandesce, incandescence, incandescent, incandescent lamp, incantation, incantatory, incapable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incandescence They fly closer to the sun than the rest of us, and there is an incandescence about them. ‘Homeland’ and ‘Shameless’: Television Tackles Bipolar Disorder With Realism\|Jace Lacob\|April 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST By means of electrical current the wire filament is heated to incandescence. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell Certainly not from the oxygen, which had been prepared from a chemical compound at the temperature of incandescence. Louis Pasteur\|Ren Vallery-Radot It combines with all the common elements save oxygen, very often with incandescence and the liberation of much heat. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson In a few minutes we were hanging at two thousand feet over an oblong block of incandescence in the centre of the little town. A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling In this lamp the current is sent through a carbon filament, which is heated to incandescence. Physics\|Willis Eugene Tower British Dictionary definitions for incandescence incandescence incandescency / (ˌɪnkænˈdɛsəns) / noun the emission of light by a body as a consequence of raising its temperatureCompare luminescence the light produced by raising the temperature of a body Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incandescence flash, glare, sun, radiation, window, lamp, ray, daylight, candle, bulb, glow, star, lantern, sunshine, brightness, brilliance, shimmer, sparkle, glitter, sheen Scientific definitions for incandescence incandescence [ ĭn′kən-dĕs′əns ] The emission of visible light from a substance or object as a result of heating it to a high temperature. The color of the light emitted from solids and liquids is a function of their chemical structure and their temperature; the higher the temperature, the more intense and even the distribution of frequencies is (that is, higher temperatures create brighter and whiter light than lower temperatures). Compare fluorescence. See also blackbody radiation. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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incandescence

noun

Origin of incandescence

OTHER WORDS FROM incandescence

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Example sentences from the Web for incandescence

British Dictionary definitions for incandescence

incandescency

noun

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Scientific definitions for incandescence